NPF lauds S Pfoze for ‘thumping victory’25 May 2019 09:19Kohima, May 24 (MExN): The Naga People’s Front (NPF) has congratulated its NPF official candidate, Lorho S Pfoze for winning a thumping victory to the outer Manipur parliamentary seat declared on May 23 besides all odds and setting a record for the NPF to …

New fashion line pays ode to the humble lungi25 May 2019 08:24Express News Service
In an attempt to connect with her own community in Kolkata, Abira Pathak, 27, is promoting lungis, with her brand Thatch. The apparel is not new, with men and women from several communities across India adopting the lungi in their own …

Lok Sabha elections: How India voted25 May 2019 03:29When over 60 million people across region, language, religion, caste, gender and other identities come out to elect a government for five years, they leave behind a rich footprint of preferences and behaviours. This time, more than in 2014, the voting …

N-E India sends 3 women to Lok Sabha, one more than 201425 May 2019 03:16Agartala/Guwahati, May 25 (IANS) North-east India, comprising eight states, is sending three women to the Lok Sabha — one more than the 2014 general election. Of the three women, elected for the 17th Lok Sabha, two are new faces and belong to the BJP: …

Return of Modi Shah combo, The 2019 mandate25 May 2019 01:11Return of Modi-Shah combo, The 2019 mandate
- Imphal Times Editorial :: May 25 2019 -
In democracy people’s mandate should be respected.
The BJP once more has been given the people’s mandate to rule the country.
Narendra Modi’s personality is one factor …

State BJP Set to look beyond 2022 The Delhi effect25 May 2019 01:11State BJP : Set to look beyond 2022 :: The Delhi effect
- The Sangai Express Editorial :: May 25 2019 -
The Delhi effect.
Not exactly a case of ‘if it rains in Delhi, people take out umbrellas in Imphal,’ but comes somewhat close to it.
In as much as BJP …

Congress draws a blank in 18 states, Union territories25 May 2019 00:21The Congress has drawn a blank in 18 states and Union Territories -- an indicator of its decimation in the Lok Sabha polls.
This is the Congress’ second straight rout in Lok Sabha elections after it was decimated in the 2014 polls when the party ended up …

Modi begins talks for new cabinet24 May 2019 21:02Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to hold talks yesterday to form a new cabinet to tackle a stuttering economy and other challenges facing his second term after winning a big majority.
According to a statement from office of president of India, …

LS polls: UPA performance only marginally better than last time24 May 2019 20:59[India], May 24 (ANI): Congress managed to add only eight seats to its tally of 44 it had won in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, marking its second consecutive electoral debacle in five years.
Last elections were the worst for the Congress when it got the …

Gayatri, other top seeds reach Jr. badminton quarters24 May 2019 19:10Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Top seed P. Gayatri Gopichand of Telangana faced her first tough fight in the Microplex Global and Yonex Sunrise All-India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament before prevailing 2-0 and entering the quarter-finals here on Friday night …

Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Party-wise and State-wise results24 May 2019 13:56Counting of votes for the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections 2019 began Thursday morning across the country. Election Commission officials said results are expected only by late evening. The fate of as many as 8,040 candidates will be decided today when the …

How a right PM took left turn24 May 2019 08:05Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on his way to address a poll meeting when he saw a news alert pop up on his iPad about Congress president Rahul Gandhi claiming that the Supreme Court had endorsed his allegations about Modi’s personal complicity in alleged …

The Naga People’s Front wins Outer Manipur24 May 2019 07:24NET Bureau
The Naga People’s Front (NPF) has won Outer Manipur. The NPF’s Dr. Lorho S Pfoze won the election to the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency with 3,61,213 votes. It translated to 43.77% of the votes in Manipur’s ‘hills’ constituency reserved …

NPF wins Outer Manipur24 May 2019 06:38Morung Express News
Dimapur | May 23
The Naga People’s Front (NPF) has won Outer Manipur.
The NPF’s Dr. Lorho S Pfoze won the election to the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency with 3,61,213 votes. It translated to 43.77% of the votes in Manipur’s ‘hills …

Lok Sabha results: Saffron surge sweeps Northeast states too24 May 2019 05:58Guwahati/Itanagar/Shillong/Gangtok/ Aizawl, May 23 (PTI/IANS): The saffron surge that swept the entire country on Thursday also gripped India’s north-east with the BJP leading in 14 out of the total 25 seats in the eight northeastern …

Ceasefire has no territorial limits — NSCN (IM)24 May 2019 05:58Eastern Mirror Desk
Dimapur, May 23: After the Manipur government allegedly stated that there is no ceasefire in Manipur, the NSCN (IM) has retorted that the ceasefire agreement signed between the group and the government of India is without territorial …

Heavy rain to lash NE in next 48 hrs24 May 2019 05:57Eastern Mirror Desk
Dimapur, May 23: In the next 48 hours, heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds and lightning is expected to lash the northeastern states of India. After 48 hours, intensity of these pre-monsoon weather activities will start reducing to …

INDIA DECIDES FOR MODI SARKAR 2.024 May 2019 05:06"India wins yet again!" tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as it became clear that Congress, India's oldest political party that had mounted a major challenge to him, was set to be routed, winning just marginally more seats than the 44 it …

A take on India's Act East Policy24 May 2019 02:35A take on India’s Act East Policy
- Imphal Times Editorial :: May 24 2019 -
The long cherish dream of of getting benefit through the opening of the Indo-Myanmar border trade still fails to serve its purpose.
Almost all trades are on illegal goods and those …

BJP All set for a clean sweep The NAMO, Amit Shah magic24 May 2019 02:34BJP : All set for a clean sweep :: The NAMO, Amit Shah magic
- The Sangai Express Editorial :: May 24 2019 -
All set for a clean sweep.
Everything that can go right for the BJP and its allies have gone right and everything that can go wrong have gone wrong …

Raju Bista from Kangpoki is MP of Darjeeling :: TSE24 May 2019 02:33Raju Bista from Kangpoki is the new MP of Darjeeling
- May 23 2019 -
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Raju Bista from Kangpoki is the new MP of Darjeeling :: Pix - Twitter @RajuBistaBJP
Guwahati, May 23 2019: Raju Bista, a 33 year- …

Congress Fails To Open Account In 17 States And Union Territories23 May 2019 23:38New Delhi: After bitterly fought Lok Sabha elections, which lasted for over a month, the BJP is emerging victorious with a thumping majority of more than 300 seats and has cornered Congress to only 51 seats with a complete washout in 17 states and union …

Modi wave takes BJP 8 to 14 seats in northeast, NDA tally 1723 May 2019 20:33Agartala/Guwahati, May 24 (IANS) Powered by the “Modi wave”, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was alone set to win 14 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in eight northeastern states, against 8 in the 2014 polls.
With three NDA constituents – the Nationalist …

Modi magic sweeps Lok Sabha23 May 2019 16:40New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday led the BJP to a stunning victory in the Lok Sabha battle, with the ruling party itself set to win 303 seats in a marked improvement over its 2014 showing that left the opposition dazed and demoralized.
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No Congress MPs in 18 states/UTs, half-a-dozen ex-CMs bite dust23 May 2019 14:39If one drives from Jammu and Kashmir to Tamil Nadu, one will not find a Congress MP in half-a-dozen of states. The party has scored a nil in 18 states and union territories in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Congress losers include eight chief ministers …

Amit is ‘Shah’ of Modi’s historic second term win23 May 2019 12:44New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be the man of the moment for winning the historic second term but it is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah who is being hailed, even by the rivals, as the man behind the moment.
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NPF exposed openly in the public domain NDPP23 May 2019 02:31NPF exposed openly in the public domain :: NDPP
22nd May 2019 , Dimapur
The NDPP has time and again stated that the policies of the opposition are rife with “double standard” and “double speak” and once again on the eve of the counting to the nations …

Repeal AFSPA which was enacted on 22 May 195823 May 2019 02:31Repeal AFSPA which was enacted on 22 May 1958
22nd May, 2019 , Shillong
REPEAL AFSPA WHICH WAS ENACTED ON 22 MAY 1958 by INDIAN PARLIAMENT
CALL FOR URGENT ATTENTION
(1) Many civil society organizations and NGOs, network of NGOs of indigenous people, …

NPF attended meeting by both NDA and opposition parties — NDPP23 May 2019 02:25Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) has launched a scathing attack on the Opposition Naga People’s Front (NPF), stating that the party has exposed its policies rife with “double standard” and “double speak” on the eve …

Stop faking and face the facts23 May 2019 02:06Stop faking and face the facts
- Imphal Times Editorial :: May 23 2019 -
Man, being a social animal has to exist with and amongst other humans and in order to adjust and make co-existence possible certain laws and regulations are drawn up to safeguard the …

Arunachal omen22 May 2019 21:01From this author
The incident comes a month after the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was partially lifted from Arunachal Pradesh, 32 years after the law was first introduced in the state.
The murder of 11 persons, including a National People’s …

Militants kill local MP, 10 others, in NE India22 May 2019 19:47GUWAHATI, May 21: Eleven people, including a lawmaker and four of his family, were killed in an ambush by tribal separatists in the eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, a senior police official said on Tuesday.
Heavily armed militants fired automatic …

IWL 2019: Sethu FC pip Manipur Police SC to the title22 May 2019 14:40Sabitra Bhandari's brace completed the Tamil Nadu side's come-back in the final... Sethu FC defeated Manipur Police SC 3-1 in the final of the Indian Women's League (IWL) 2018-19 played at the Guru Nanak Stadium, on Wednesday.
Radharani Devi…

Anti-Terrorism Day Observed in Manipur22 May 2019 05:49NET Bureau
Commemorating the death anniversary of the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the ‘Anti-Terrorism Day’ was observed in Imphal on Tuesday.
Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Karam Shyam and Minister for Forest and …

Preparations Begin for Counting in Manipur21 May 2019 06:54NET Bureau
The preparations for the smooth conduct of counting process of the votes for the two Parliamentary constituencies in Manipur has started.
The two Parliamentary seats are Outer (ST) Manipur Parliamentary constituency and Inner Manipur …

Manipur registers 3.2 lakh job seekers till end of March 18’20 May 2019 17:39Our Correspondent
IMPHAL, May 20 (EMN): A total of 3,26,548 applicants including 2,22,806 male and 1,03,742 female applicants are live-registered in the different Employment Exchange of Manipur at the end of March, 2019 according to monthly progress …

Manipur Police, Sethu FC to clash in IWL final20 May 2019 16:54Ludhiana, May 20 (IANS) Manipur Police made their way to the Indian Women’s League (IWL) final after a thrilling performance that saw them beat Gokulam Kerala FC 4-2 despite being one player down in the second half at the Guru Nanak Stadium, here on Monday …

2 NSCN-IM cadres arrested in Manipur20 May 2019 07:24NET Bureau
Two NSCN (IM) cadres have been arrested in Manipur’s Kakchig district, police said on 19th May.
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland, Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres were arrested on Saturday during frisking operations at Sugunu on the banks …

Myanmar jails 24 'fighters' from Assam, Manipur20 May 2019 06:50Myanmar jails 24 ‘fighters’ from Assam, Manipur
Morung Express | Dimapur , May 18
A district court in Sagaing Region of Myanmar on May 15 has sentenced “24 Assam and Meitei rebels to two years in prison,” the Yangon-based The Irrawaddy reported on Friday. …

Manipur Police humble Gokulam Kerala to reach IWL Final20 May 2019 05:39Second half hat-trick from Bala Devi send Gokulam Kerala packing... Manipur Police registered a resounding 4-2 win over Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women's League (IWL) semi-final to book a place in the finals.
Bala Devi was imperial form and scored …

Cong lauds NPF for Manipur pull-out19 May 2019 23:20Dimapur, May 19 (EMN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has lauded the Naga People’s Front (NPF) for withdrawing its support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Manipur.
The president of the NPCC, K Therie, issued on Sunday a press release …

NPF to pull out of BJP-led govt in Manipur post polls19 May 2019 11:53Category: Election 2019, Politics Posted by Syed Qayam Ali Published: May 19, 2019, 4:36 pm IST Updated: May 19, 2019, 4:36 pm IST
Imphal: Naga People’s Front (NPF) has said it will formally announce its decision to pull out of the BJP-led government in …

NPF stand in Manipur is a sign of directionless leadership NDPP19 May 2019 04:23NPF stand in Manipur is a sign of directionless leadership :: NDPP
18th May 2019
The statements of the NPF and its leader of opposition with regard to its stand in Manipur is nothing but a sign of directionless leadership and indication that the NPF …

NPF ‘in principle’ walks out of alliance with BJP in Manipur19 May 2019 03:29Morung Express News
Dimapur | May 18
The Naga People’s Front (NPF) party has decided in principle to withdraw its support to the BJP led government in Manipur headed by N Biren Singh after the Lok Sabha elections. The last phase of the LS election will end …

Arrival of Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Manipur :: Mustaque Ahmed19 May 2019 03:17Arrival of Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Manipur : A concern
Mohd Mustaque Ahmed *
The journey of fall armyworm is given from the year 2015 to 2019 (Table 1)
Recently there was news about the recent infestation of FAW (Fall Armyworm) in Manipur. The worm is …

Green Frog Spotted in Manipur18 May 2019 07:50NET Bureau
Ahead of the celebration of the International Biodiversity Day on May 22, members of the Rainforest Club, Tamenglong, and the Corbett Foundation spotted a green frog (known as gousuh in the Rongmei dialect) for the first time at the Dailong …

Manipur Agriculture dept actively combating against spread of FAW18 May 2019 05:00Newmai News Network
Imphal | May 17
Manipur Agriculture department has intensified it combat against the spread of Fall Armyworm (FAW) in the state.
State Agriculture Director, Laltanpuii Vanchhong said that all possible steps have been taken up to combat …

Despite RBI clarification, no takers for Rs 10 coin in Manipur17 May 2019 09:02NET Bureau
If you happen to board a bus or visit a grocery store in Manipur with Rs 10-denomination coins in wallet, chances are there that you might be shown the door.
Despite regular clarifications by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), people in Manipur, …

Minerva Punjab FC to conduct trials in Manipur for youth teams15 May 2019 02:56Minerva Punjab FC to conduct trials in Manipur for its youth teams
Date : 12th May to 17th May 2019
Minerva Punjab FC will be conducting trials for its youth teams in 6 different places in Manipur from 12th May to 17th May 2019.
After selecting from all …

Manipur to fight solid waste menace through ULB14 May 2019 23:58Our Correspondent
Imphal, May 14 (EMN): In a move to enhance the implementation of the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, the authorities in Manipur are planning to start segregation of municipal solid waste at source (the household level) …

Anomalies found in MGNREGS implementation in Manipur14 May 2019 09:07Our Correspondent
Imphal, May 13: The permissible works under centrally-sponsored Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has been increased to 270, of which 60 percent of the permissible works under the central scheme should …